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Ochoa Wins The Ginn Open 2008

April 21st, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

The 26-year-old Ochoa became the first LPGA Tour player in 45 years to win four tournaments in consecutive weeks. The world’s No. 1 player shot a 3-under 69 in the final round of the Ginn Open on Sunday and beat rookie Yani Tseng by three strokes for her fifth victory in six starts this year.

“I’m very grateful. It’s been a blessing, you know,” Ochoa said. “But I know that bad times will come. It’s just the way life is. I’m just trying to enjoy my moment, and I would like to enjoy it for a long time. So even if it’s going to be an up-and-down ride, hopefully I can stay there.”

Ochoa remained steady in the final round, carding four birdies and one bogey – only her third of the week - to hold off runner-up Yani Tseng (68-64-69-71=272, -16) and finish the week at 19-under-par 269. She also shattered the Ginn OPEN 72-hole scoring record previously set by Mi Hyun Kim (-12, 276). On the week, she was 12-under on the par-5’s, including 8-under on holes 9 and 10 alone. She leads the Tour in driving distance average at 277.5, Rolex Player of the Year points (183), greens in regulation (.810), birdies (124) rounds under par (22 of 23), top-10 finishes (6 of 6), scoring average (67.8696), and is the only person to qualify for the season-ending ADT Championship, having won all three First-Half Winner Events.

Ochoa tapped in for par on No. 18, then raised both arms in celebration. She congratulated Tseng and told her they were going to see each other on many Sundays.

Ochoa won a car and $390,000, raising her 2008 earnings to $1,440,500. She also took home another trophy. She grabbed the giant, shell-shaped glass bowl with one hand and held up four fingers with the other.

Final Top Ten Scores

POS, NAME, SCORES STATUS, OFFICIAL MONEY

• 1 Lorena Ochoa 68-67-65-69 269 -19 $390,000
  2 Yani Tseng 68-64-69-71 272 -16 $233,732
  T3 Suzann Pettersen 68-66-72-71 277 -11 $150,362
  T3 Teresa Lu 67-69-69-72 277 -11 $150,362
  T5 Song-Hee Kim 71-70-69-68 278 -10 $95,976
  T5 Candie Kung 74-67-68-69 278 -10 $95,976
  7 Carin Koch 67-69-70-73 279 -9 $72,301
  T8 Stacy Prammanasudh 71-69-71-69 280 -8 $57,371
  T8 Karen Stupples 70-69-71-70 280 -8 $57,371
  T8 Minea Blomqvist 69-66-73-72 280 -8 $57,371

Ochoa Wins The Corona Championship and Qualifies for Hall of Fame

April 20th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

Lorena Ochoa qualified for the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame on Sunday, winning the Corona Championship by 11 strokes for her third straight victory and fourth in five starts this year.

The 26-year-old finished at 25-under-par (66-66-66-69=267) at Tres Marias Residential Golf Club to claim her 21st career title and fulfill the points requirement for the LPGA and World Golf Halls of Fame.The Mexican star became the second-youngest player to qualify for the Hall of Fame, though she still must me a tour member for 10 years — in her case, until 2012 — to be eligible for induction.

fter opening with three straight 7-under 66s, Ochoa closed with a 69 for a 25-under 267 total. She earned $195,000 for her 21st victory on the LPGA Tour.It also was her second win in three years on the rugged Tres Marias course, a par-73 layout carved into a mountain valley in western Mexico.

Ochoa had a seven-stroke lead entering play Sunday. She birdied the first, sixth and eighth holes, but dropped three strokes with a triple bogey on the 11th hole. She came back with birdies on the 13th, 14th and 16th holes. Her birdie on the 18th hole prompted deafening shouts and whistles from the thousands who crowded around the green.

Lorena Ochoa Wins The Kraft Nabisco Championship by 5 Strokes

April 13th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif., April 6, 2008 – Lorena Ochoa’s win on Sunday with an 11-under-par 277 at the Kraft Nabisco Championship could be known more for who jumped with her than how she jumped in. After receiving her trophy, Ochoa’s $300,000, five-stroke, victory leap included her, her caddie, mother, father, brother and sister-in-law … and about 15 other friends and family obviously enjoying themselves.

Ochoa buried her competition Sunday in the final round with back-to-back birdies at the turn to build a five-shot lead, then closed with eight pars for a 5-under 67 to clinch her second major in a row. Ochoa became the first player since Annika Sorenstam in 2005 to win two straight majors, having captured her first major in the Women’s British Open at St. Andrews last summer by four shots.

In four starts this year, she has won three tournaments by a combined 23 shots.

“Nothing can stop her,” said Se Ri Pak, who became the youngest player inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame last year, a record that certainly will be broken by the 26-year-old Ochoa.

Sorenstam and Suzann Pettersen each closed with a 68 and tied for second, although they were never close.

Ochoa has been coming to The Nabisco since she was an amateur and bringing what seems like half of Mexico with her. She spent Wednesday morning meeting with the maintenance staff at Mission Hills, helping them cook breakfast and thanking them for their hard work in preparing the course.

Sorenstam, who battled a stomach virus on the weekend, tried to give Ochoa a run but could never get closer than three shots. She closed with a 68 and tied for second with Pettersen, who also had a 68.

Ochoa earned $300,000 for her 20th victory, and is one point away from the performance criteria of the World Golf Hall of Fame. She could get that next week with a victory in Mexico, although Ochoa would have to wait until she completes 10 years on the LPGA Tour, which would be 2012.

The final top 10 result was:

Position Player Score

1 Lorena Ochoa -11

2 Annika Sorensatam -6

2 Suzann Pettersen -6

4 Maria Hjorth -5

5 Seon Hwa Lee -4

6 Mi Hyun Kim -3

6 Na Yeon Choi -3

6 Hee-Won Han -3

9 Inbee Park -2

10 Se Ri Pak -1

Lorena Ochoa wins The 2008 Safeway International Presented by Coca Cola

March 31st, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

Lorena Ochoa Wins the Safeway International

The venue was Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club in Arizona and the
competition was hot. Lorena Ochoa started the final round with a one stroke lead over Angela Stanford and Jee Young Lee. She fired a final round 6 under par 66 and successfully defended the title she won last year. The Safeway was the first of eight titles Lorena won in 2007.

Ochoa and Lee briefly shared the lead when Ochoa bogeyed the par-4, 6th hole, but world ranked number one ladies player followed with back-to-back birdies on holes 8 and 9 to regain a two-stroke lead. Ochoa was bogey-free on the back nine, and after three of birdies on holes 13, 14, and 15, and claimed her seven-stroke victory in front of the largest crowd in this tournament history on the 18th green. Her score set a LPGA tour record for the lowest score at Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club. (65-67-68-66=266).

“It was a great feeling, you know? It’s very nice to see the support and the love and they care so much,” Ochoa said. “And like, I always say – it’s motivation to play. Feels very nice. And they know that I played not only for me, but for all of them. And not only Mexico. There are so many Americans all over the world that they are around and come and watch us play, and thank you to all the fans.”

This win gives Ochoa her 16th victory in 48 starts since 2006 and is her second win this year.

South Korean Jee Youg Lee carded an even par round of 72 to finish in second place.
(67-67-67-72=273).

Finlands Minea Blomqveist recorded a career best third place finish on the LPGA tour. She shot a final round 7 under par 67 to jump from a tie for eigth place to outright third, and secures a place in next week’s Kraft Nabisco Championship field (70-68-69-67=274.

Final round top ten
Position Player Score

1 Lorena Ochoa -22
2 Jee Young Lee -15
3 Minea Blomqvist -14
4 Eun-Hee Ji -13
4 Angela Stanford -13
6 Brittany Lang -12
6 Maria Hjorth -12
6 Christina Kim -12
9 Laura Davies -11
9 Annika Sorenstam -11

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